Nicolaus Copernicus University
In research, Nicolaus Copernicus University stands highest in Social Sciences (#768 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#669 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,561 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, History and General Social Sciences (Linguistics and Language is 16.4× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,154 of 22,385 · #1,884 all time
- Rank in Poland
- #8 of 255
- Research works
- 23k ▼ 8% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 226k 9.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.91× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 62% world 40%
- International
- 14% world 18%
What is Nicolaus Copernicus University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #768 of 9,585 | 8.6% | 2,222 | #871 | |
| Social SciencesField | #669 of 5,988 | 8.4% | 1,282 | #743 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,561 of 10,670 | 8.4% | 1,128 | #1890 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,364 of 6,403 | 10.8% | 596 | #2594 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #455 of 1,896 | 9.9% | 514 | #729 | |
| MedicineField | #2,137 of 8,541 | 10.9% | 785 | #4262 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #2,532 of 9,902 | 11.1% | 887 | #5282 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #907 of 3,157 | 13.8% | 199 | #1430 | |
| Political Science and International RelationsSubfield | #384 of 1,187 | 7.1% | 411 | #535 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #1,172 of 2,964 | 9.2% | 262 | #2152 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nicolaus Copernicus University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#871 #768
- Social Sciences#743 #669
- Physical Sciences#1,890 #1,561
- Life Sciences#2,594 #1,364
- Arts and Humanities#729 #455
- Medicine#4,262 #2,137
- Health Sciences#5,282 #2,532
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,430 #907
- Political Science and International Relations#535 #384
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,152 #1,172
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Nicolaus Copernicus University work in?
In 2022-now, 45% of research at Nicolaus Copernicus University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (17%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences2,38744.6%
- Social Sciences1,35725.4%
- Arts and Humanities56510.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1603.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting1402.6%
- Psychology1362.6%
- Decision Sciences290.5%
- Physical Sciences1,26023.6%
- Engineering2264.2%
- Environmental Science2134.0%
- Materials Science1663.1%
- Computer Science1603.0%
- Physics and Astronomy1402.6%
- Chemistry1372.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences841.6%
- Mathematics791.5%
- Energy400.8%
- Chemical Engineering160.3%
- Health Sciences1,02919.2%
- Medicine91317.1%
- Health Professions601.1%
- Nursing300.6%
- Veterinary140.3%
- Dentistry130.2%
- Life Sciences67112.5%
What does Nicolaus Copernicus University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 100.8 works16×
- HistorySubfield · 157.0 works9.2×
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 43.2 works7.4×
- Religious studiesSubfield · 59.2 works6.6×
- ArcheologySubfield · 92.7 works5.8×
- AnthropologySubfield · 82.9 works5.5×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities3.66×565 works
- Social Sciences2.01×1,357 works
- Veterinary1.86×14 works
- Chemistry1.63×137 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.40×160 works
- Mathematics1.26×79 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.25×24 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.18×140 works
- Nursing1.16×30 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×300 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.00×84 works
- Neuroscience0.99×86 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.89×48 works
- Materials Science0.89×166 works
- Medicine0.89×912 works
- Chemical Engineering0.86×16 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.84×214 works
- Psychology0.84×136 works
- Energy0.82×40 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.81×140 works
- Environmental Science0.80×213 works
- Decision Sciences0.56×29 works
- Dentistry0.49×13 works
- Health Professions0.42×60 works
- Computer Science0.38×160 works
- Engineering0.28×226 works
- Arts and Humanities 3.7×
- Social Sciences 2.0×
- Veterinary 1.9×
- Chemistry 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.4×
- Mathematics 1.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.2×
- Nursing 1.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.0×
- Neuroscience 1.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.9×
- Materials Science 0.9×
- Medicine 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering 0.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.8×
- Psychology 0.8×
- Energy 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.6×
- Dentistry 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.4×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Engineering 0.3×
Who are the top researchers at Nicolaus Copernicus University?
Ranked on the quality score, Eliano Pio Navarese, Grzegorz Piechota and Bartłomiej Igliński lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nicolaus Copernicus University.
- 1
Eliano Pio Navarese
Poland · #182,458 worldwide 10k citations · 318 works
- 2
Grzegorz Piechota
Poland · #214,613 worldwide 2k citations · 69 works
- 3
Bartłomiej Igliński
Poland · #254,013 worldwide 2.1k citations · 84 works
- 4
Mariusz Kowalewski
Poland · #367,500 worldwide 5.3k citations · 264 works
- 5
Werner Ulrich
Poland · #368,961 worldwide 19k citations · 516 works
- 6
Adrian Dominik Wójcik
Poland · #424,373 worldwide 2.1k citations · 84 works
- 7
Adam P. Balcerzak
Poland · #530,180 worldwide 2.1k citations · 201 works
- 8
Marcin Gawroński
Poland · #532,728 worldwide 1.4k citations · 98 works
- 9
Natalia Kazimierczak
Poland · #549,226 worldwide 502 citations · 35 works
- 10
R. Feiler
Poland · #621,904 worldwide 957 citations · 35 works
Which keywords describe research at Nicolaus Copernicus University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: European Union, Nationalism, Cultural Studies, Globalization, Ethnography, Eastern Europe, Education and Soviet Union.
- Polish nobility
- Historical Linguistics
- Consumer Protection
- Digital Innovations
- Social Sciences
- Lifelong Learning
- Media Discourse
- Multilingualism
- Lexicography
- Sociolinguistics
- Language
- Urban Development
- Cultural Heritage
- Polish history
- Literature
- Migration
- Eastern Europe
- Cultural Studies
- Nationalism
- Education
- Globalization
- Human Rights
- European Union
- Ethnography
- Soviet Union
- Identity
- Cultural Identity
- Polish minority
- Ethics
- Culture
- Pedagogy
- Religion
- Translation
- Public Administration
- European Union Law
- Ethnolinguistics
- Youth Development
- Constitutional Law
- Intellectual Movements
- Eastern European culture
Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Globalization276▲ 2.6×101 topics
- Education256▲ 2.8×70 topics
- Human Rights196▲ 3.6×59 topics
- Nationalism185▲ 7.7×28 topics
- European Union183▲ 15×25 topics
- Cultural Studies172▲ 8.7×29 topics
- Ethnography157▲ 17×11 topics
- Eastern Europe156▲ 56×3 topics
- Soviet Union154▲ 52×3 topics
- Migration153▲ 8.4×22 topics
- Identity143▲ 3.7×54 topics
- Literature141▲ 4.8×45 topics
- Cultural Identity141▲ 5.3×23 topics
- Polish history139▲ 106×1 topic
- Polish minority139▲ 106×1 topic
- Cultural Heritage134▲ 4.7×23 topics
- Ethics133▲ 4.9×36 topics
- Urban Development125▲ 6.6×10 topics
- Culture122▲ 4.4×23 topics
- Language121▲ 9.1×11 topics
- Pedagogy117▲ 4.4×15 topics
- Sociolinguistics115▲ 12×6 topics
- Religion106▲ 4.3×33 topics
- Lexicography106▲ 23×4 topics
- Translation103▲ 12×6 topics
- Multilingualism101▲ 12×5 topics
- Public Administration98▲ 22×3 topics
- Media Discourse97▲ 28×3 topics
- European Union Law96▲ 113×2 topics
- Lifelong Learning96▲ 8.7×8 topics
- Ethnolinguistics96▲ 59×1 topic
- Social Sciences95▲ 12×10 topics
- Youth Development91▲ 18×6 topics
- Digital Innovations88▲ 113×1 topic
- Constitutional Law81▲ 12×8 topics
- Consumer Protection79▲ 35×4 topics
- Intellectual Movements79▲ 70×2 topics
- Historical Linguistics78▲ 45×3 topics
- Eastern European culture77▲ 112×1 topic
- Polish nobility77▲ 112×1 topic
Which research topics does Nicolaus Copernicus University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Language and Culture, Education and Cultural Studies and Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 139 works
- 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 96 works
- 3 Education and Cultural Studies Education 88 works
- 4 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 77 works
- 5 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 73 works
- 6 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 66 works
- 7 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 55 works
- 8 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 49 works
- 9 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 41 works
- 10 Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education Safety Research 41 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Nicolaus Copernicus University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nicolaus Copernicus University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.021% in 2024.
Fractional works of Nicolaus Copernicus University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.3% in 2020.
Other research institutions in Torun
- WSB Merito University in Torun
- Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute for Engineering of Polymer Materials and Dyes
- College of Social and Media Culture
- Specjalistyczny Szpital Miejski im. M. Kopernika
- Provincial Polyclinical Hospital in Toruń
- Krajowa Spółka Cukrowa (Poland)
- Toruńska Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości
- Wildlife Society Alauda
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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